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Show Clfin ENKE I Ttf LEW I Muss Meeting of Taxpayers ANtfeerizt .. ; U CRy Council to Levy Special Tax f rf (9 rrcvMe Lftrary Fuse , COUNCIL MAY RAISE ANY SON NEEI6I - V- -V, bbbI Action Insures Completion of 'H Carnegie Library According; to ' H Original Flans KA ', H " H At the mass meeting of the - H citizens called for Tuesday night ' ( i fors the purpose of discussing H the library situation, a resolution , I was paused giving, the approval . '---fl of the public to, any action wthe . ,. ,Wm city council might take to secure ' "''fl I he completion -of the Carnegie f ' Hm library according to the original plans and specifications. - fl All bids submitted by con- fl tractors in response to a printed IjH notice by the library board ex- iH ceeded the designing architects 1 H estimated cost of the completed rlfl structure, the lowest bid being approximately ?2,500 more than iim the amount -estimated as being fl sufficient to erect f. and furnish jM the bulfding. ;;! ' ffl - Inasmuch as it would, involve , 'H a change in the plana' in order to ;-' '; ,'.' ; bring the coat witti tip mt-M 'eTvBBBSeBBBBBBe'eBTyT?-3Kr?T??BeBI change made the oririnaJ - pIsfR ' "'fl ,beiBgrsatisfa;f;,e: ' WM standpoint, and a maes meetmc r !?m was called to ascertain the feel?;! jfl ing of .the people with respect to m an increase in the tax levy. . , wm The library board suggested, Fl that donations toward the con-, , (I struction of the building, or the, j H employ of a supervisor to H direct the erection of the build- mm ing under, the authority of the board, had been considered, put, -r" fH it was the sense of the meeting! ;; fl that the work should be done un- ' fl der contract to a competent ' 'fl builder, and in order that there. . fl might be no lack of funds the fl resolution mentioned at the head fl o- this- article was passed . fl unanimously. An effort was v 11 made to amend the motion to r y fl limit the tax leyy to an amount, . fl not exceeding $2,500 "but this y ', . fl was defeated, those present evi- fl dently not wanting to place any fl limit on the amount to be raised fl by taxation, leaving the .city H council free to raise any sum' fl which it might be found neces- fl sary to complete the building in ' fl the best manner. '' fl It now is expected that work ' fl will be soon be begun and that"" fl the close of the summer will see fl completed a modern library. fl building, costing in' the neigH?? fl borhood of $12;500. " '' : fl |